The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1887-11-23
RUN DOWN IN THE roo.
The Steamer w. A. Scholten Sunk
In the English Channel,-One
Hundred and Thirty Drown

I,oSpoS, Nov. 20.-The Dutch Steamer
| w. A. scholfen. Captain Taat, which left
Rotterdam yesterday for New York. was sunk
by collision with the steamer Rosa
Mary. of Hartl,pooi at II O'Clock las, night,
ten miles offDover
The SchoIien carried a complement of go
passengers and crew. The steamer Ebro of
Sunderland. rescued ninety of the crew and
passengers and landed them at the Sailors
Home. Dover One hundred and forty of
the passengers are missing. One passenger
and a child of the party brought 10 Dover
were found dead from exposure /, is hoped
that passing vessels have rescued the miss
ing ones.
The W A Scholten's masis are visible
from the Dover pier. Boats have iefl Dover
bound m all directions for the purpose of
saving life and property il possible The
Rosa Mary is anchored off Ramsgaie, with
her bow stove in.
PASSENGERS WILD WITH FRIGHT
The W A Seholten left Rotterdam Satur-
day morning. At the time of the accident
dense fog prevailed The Scholten was
struck on the port bow by the Rosa Mary.
Immediately after the shock was felt the
scholtens passengers, all of whom had re-
tired for the night. rushed ON deck in their
night-gowns. The boats were promptly order
ed TO be lowered but il was found that only
two were available The three Others were
useless and were not lowered The water
rushed swiftly through the hole in the bow
and a terrible scene ens,ied.
The panic-strickem passengers uttered
piercing shrieks and many of them fell upon
their knees and prayed aloud. Little chill
dren clung to their mothers, who themselves
were shrieking with terror. The Officers
were cool and self-possessed and remained
on the bridge 10 the last Several persons
procured life-belts and leaped into the sea.
Within twenty minutes of the shock the
Scholten was engufed Ali those who had
put on life-belts fioated and were rescued by
the boats from the steamer Ebro. which
cruised around until 4 O'Clock in the MORN
ing Many of the rescued lost wives, has-
bands, brothers and sisters. The Survivors
were supplied with clothes and everything
possible was done to ensure their comfort.
coNFIIcrING STORIES or THE DISASTER.
The passengers accounts differ regarding
the circumstances Of the collision, and the
reports Of the officers of the Rosa Mary
some OF the passengers state that the even
ings merriment had ceased and most of the
passengers had reteired 10 their bunks only
few remaining in the saloon, when tre-
meydous crash was heard ON the port bow.
They say il is impossible that the collision
could have occurred by the Scholten sirik-
ing an anchored vessel
The scond mate of the Scholteu reports
that he was ON deck when he saw an un-
known steamer coming through the fog.
Before anything could be done the Scholten
was struck in the fore rigging and port bow
The other vessel. which he now presumes
was the Rosa Mary backed off and disap-
peared Within twenty minutes the Schol- !
ten sank.
The captain Of the Rasa Mary states that
his vessel was run into while anchored
southeast of South sandhead by an unknown
steamer Finding that the Rosa Mary was
damaged, he proceeded To Dover Roads !
where the vessel is now docked The Rosa
Mary was laden with Goals for ST. Nazaire.
Up.to . o'clock this afternoon twenty-five /
bodies have been landed at Dover.